FMOFUNKE Media Office

FMO – Funke Media Office

„Generous, confident, clear and open!“

AllesWirdGut were commissioned to build the corporate headquarters of the international FUNKE Media Group at their corporate home base in Essen, Germany. A longitudinal volume provides the backbone of the urban development site called “Grüne Mitte” (“Green Middle”). Three annexes extending from it point like fingers to the outdoor spaces of the adjacent residential estates. A variation of different spaces is offered both in the interior and the outdoor areas.
The endpoint of the urban design ensemble is the FUNKE Media Tower. The premises comprise public spaces (lobbies, a restaurant, conference areas and lounging zones), areas for business use including editorial departments and offices, a children’s day care center, and training rooms. The design concept is based on colors: black, silver, and white, as an allusion to the printing process (black ink, silver dies, white paper).
The entire outdoor areas are planned to have uniform flooring of large terrazzo-concrete pavement tiles, which emphasize the urban character of the ensemble. Dense rows of trees are interspersed with lawn strips and court-like green areas. A generous water plaza connects the two public-realm spaces “Grüne Mitte” and “Berliner Platz”.